Love Is the Answer – 11 x 14 inch acrylic painting on stretched canvas I am still loving this exploration into bold colors and marks with my portraits. I really enjoy this way of working, Yeah, it’s a little wild…I have definitely done my share of more subdued art. But this is the year to…
I made these two portraits at the request of a friend… Brother and Sister They are both on 8 x 10 inch Raymar art panels, and painted with acrylics. I LOVED seeing their adorable faces come to life. Working with portraits is so interesting, because you really do become attached to the faces that are…
Bed of Roses – 11 x 14 inch acrylic painting on stretched canvas This painting ended up being quite a surprise…she took me on a bit of an adventure, until she ended up here, surrounded by flowers. She’s soft and feminine, and has curls swirling among the roses. I am a little smitten with this…
Portrait of Eliana – 11 x 14 inch mixed media portrait I am having such a great time with starting these monochromatic portraits…and then adding some color to them. In this one, there is a lot going on in that graffiti-type background, and that’s where the fun comes in while I work on these paintings.…
Portrait of Amelia – 11 x 14 inch mixed media on stretched canvas I am still loving the allure of black and white…loving that dramatic feeling it brings to these portraits. In this one, I added collage first after I painted the portrait, in the form of those smaller flowers. Those are napkins I found…
Portrait of Charlotte – 11 x 14 inch acrylic on stretched canvas I am really enjoying working with a very simple palette lately, of black and white. I am exploring shapes of the face, shadows and highlighting…all with just two colors. I love vintage photographs, and have quite a collection, and that’s what inspired this…
Lady of Spain – 11 x 14 inch mixed media painting on stretched canvas There are some paintings that I work on, that seem to just flow onto the canvas easily. THIS was not one of them. I had quite a work out with this portrait, she started off as quite a different idea, and then…
Lotus Flowers – 8 x 10 inch acrylic painting on cradled art panel (SOLD, thank you!) In our portraits class, we are learning how to add hands to our portraits. I’ve painted hands before, but they are always a challenge. So I was interested in seeing how this one would go. I really loved everything about…
Portrait of Oksana – 11 x 14 inch mixed media portrait on Ampersand Gessobord I am at it again, happy to be throwing paint and paper around …with lots of color, script, stenciling…you name it, it’s here. And all that color! But still with all that going on around her, I feel that she holds…
La Plume Blanche – 8 x 10 inch acrylic on Raymar professional art panel Loving the chance to play around with Rococo hair again! There are so many variations of pink in this portrait…she’s super feminine and ultra demure. Just look at her “la plume blanche”…now that was fun to paint! This portrait is now available…
Millicente In The Garden – 8 x 10 inch acrylic on Raymar Feather Lite art panel July has been a HUGE month of portrait painting. And I am loving the variety of faces that I am seeing. This painting was inspired by Alphonse Mucha and his beautifully decorative portraits. Millicente has a story to tell,…
Dreaming of Autumn – 8 x 10 inch acrylic painting on Raymar Feather Lite Panel Sometimes, I don’t plan out the colors I will use ahead of time. This particular painting session, I was using some new paints that I purchased, Maimeri Acrilico. The colors I had chosen, were a red oxide and olive…
